Main arterial system in upper body (large print)
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- Synopsis
- This image shows the major arteries in the upper body. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Just above centre of the image is the heart. Coming out of the top of the heart is the aortic arch. This curves to the right with three arteries arising from it going up the page. The aorta then goes behind the heart (shown by dashed lines) and goes down the page. The first artery coming from the aorta to the left is the brachiocephalic artery. This goes up and left slightly for a short way before dividing into the right subclavian artery to the left and the right common carotid artery to the right. The next artery coming from the aorta is the left common carotid artery which goes up the page. The last artery from the aorta is the left subclavian artery. The carotid arteries go up the page and both divide in the neck into internal and external carotid arteries. The internal carotid arteries are the central shorter vessels going towards the centre of the head. The external carotid arteries to the left and right go up higher towards the top of the head. The subclavian arteries curve left and right into the arms. Just below the elbow they divide. The outer vessels are the right and left radial arteries. The vessels nearer the body are the right and left ulnar arteries. In each hand the radial and ulnar arteries divide and each division joins a division from the other artery forming an arch in the hand. Smaller arteries arise from the arches to supply the fingers and thumbs. The descending aorta goes down the page and in the centre of the image has a small branch to the left and a branch to the right which are the renal arteries supplying the kidneys. Down from this the aorta divides into the left and right common iliac arteries. The common iliac arteries divide into internal and external iliac arteries. The internal arteries are smaller and supply the pelvis. The external arteries supply the whole leg.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/23/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.